By The Associated Press

Justin Fields went from being considered a franchise quarterback to disregarded by the Chicago Bears in just three seasons.

It’s quite a fall for a former first-round pick who showed promise.

After more than a dozen QBs switched teams last week in the opening days of the NFL’s free-agent frenzy, the Bears traded Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2025.

The pick becomes a fourth-rounder if Fields ends up playing more than expected.

It’s not surprising that Fields was traded, but it was a shocker that the Bears basically gave him away.

JETS SIGN WR MIKE WILLIAMS

By The Associated Press

A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the New York Jets have agreed to terms with former Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams on a one-year contract.

The 29-year-old Williams visited the Jets’ facility Tuesday and reportedly had meetings with other teams scheduled. But New York didn’t let him leave its building without a deal.

NFL Network first reported the agreement between Williams and the Jets and said it’s worth up to $15 million.

Williams is coming off a torn ACL suffered in the Chargers’ third game last season.

He was released by Los Angeles last week.

FORMER ENFORCER SIMON HAS DIED

By The Associated Press

Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died. He was 52.

A spokesperson for the NHL Players’ Association said Simon died on Monday night in his hometown of Wawa, Ontario. A cause of death was not immediately available.

Simon played 857 regular-season and playoff games over 15 NHL seasons from 1993-2008. Over his career, he fought more than 100 times and racked up 1,824 penalty minutes to rank 67th in league history.

He won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 1996 and was part of runs to the final with Washington in 1998 and Calgary in 2004.

Simon played five seasons in the KHL from 2008-13 before retiring.

CLEMSON SUES ACC FOR RELEASE

By The Associated Press

Clemson has filed a lawsuit against the Atlantic Coast Conference in a South Carolina court. It joins Florida State to become the second member school to challenge the league’s right to charge hundreds of millions of dollars to leave.

The complaint filed in Pickens County says the ACC’s “exorbitant $140 million” exit penalty and the grant of right used to bind schools to a conference through their media rights should be struck down.

Clemson says the ACC’s rules stand in the way of the school exploring its options regarding conference membership.